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The Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity (also known as ΑΦΒ, Association of Philippine Barristers, or Abogado Para sa Bayan) is a fraternity based in the University of the Philippines College of Law with no recognized chapters outside University of the Philippines Diliman. [1]
A cotton gin—meaning "cotton engine" [1] [2] —is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. [3] The separated seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil .
Manila, Philippines: Cultural (Ilocano) National 3 Sigma Delta Phi: February 24, 1931 University of the Philippines Manila: Social sorority National 2 [7] Sigma Beta: February 14, 1932 University of the Philippines Diliman: Social sorority National 2 ? [8] Tau Alpha Omega: September 21, 1970: Central Mindanao University: Social National 20 [9 ...
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The cotton gin transformed Southern agriculture and the national economy. [11] Southern cotton found ready markets in Europe and in the burgeoning textile mills of New England. Cotton exports from the U.S. boomed after the cotton gin's appearance – from less than 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) in 1793 to 93 million pounds (42,000,000 kg) by 1810 ...
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The Cotton Belt is a region of the Southern United States where cotton was the predominant cash crop from the late 19th century into the 20th century. [ 1 ] Before the invention of the cotton gin in 1793, cotton production was limited to coastal plain areas of North Carolina , South Carolina and Georgia , [ 1 ] and, on a smaller scale, along ...
The Piazza Cotton Gin is on the Frogmore Plantation at 11656 U.S. Highway 84, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Ferriday, Louisiana in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The building containing the cotton gin press was built c.1880, while the machinery was added c.1900. [2] The gin itself is a system cotton gin, which was invented by Robert S. Munger.